Sarah Bern
{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
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Sarah Lilian C. Bern (born 10 July 1997) is an English rugby union player. She debuted for {{nwrut|England}} in 2016.
Early life
Bern began playing rugby as an 11-year-old with the boys at London Irish ARFC. She initially played in the back row before switching to tighthead.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/08/24/england-heroine-sarah-bern-reduced-tears-move-prop/|title=England heroine Sarah Bern reduced to tears with move to prop|last=Rowan|first=Kate|date=24 August 2017|work=The Telegraph|access-date=14 October 2017|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019144339/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/08/24/england-heroine-sarah-bern-reduced-tears-move-prop/|url-status=live}}[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/17/englands-sarah-bern-all-or-nothing-womens-rugby-world-cup England’s Sarah Bern: ‘For me, there’s no middle ground, it’s all or nothing’], Robert Kitson, The Guardian, 17 September 2022
International career
Bern was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad for England.{{Cite news|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-announce-squad-for-2017-women-rugby-world-cup/|title=England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup|date=29 June 2017|work=England Rugby.com|access-date=4 October 2017|language=en|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004191312/http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-announce-squad-for-2017-women-rugby-world-cup/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/england-name-squad-womens-world-cup-defence-79159|title=England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence|last=Mockford|first=Sarah|date=29 June 2017|work=Rugby World|access-date=4 October 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920190852/http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/england-name-squad-womens-world-cup-defence-79159|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-06-29/england-announce-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup/|title=England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup|date=29 June 2017|work=ITV News|access-date=4 October 2017|language=en|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501083204/https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-06-29/england-announce-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup|url-status=live}} She was the youngest member of the squad at 20.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/22/england-france-womens-rugby-world-cup-semi-final-match-report|title=Sarah Bern helps resilient England past France and into Rugby World Cup final|last=Meagher|first=Gerard|date=22 August 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=14 October 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105164752/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/22/england-france-womens-rugby-world-cup-semi-final-match-report|url-status=live}} Bern's scored a crucial try for England in their semi-final match against France to see them into the finals. She also won player of the match.{{Cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/844615/England-v-France-Sarah-Bern-women-s-team-Rugby-World-Cup-final-New-Zealand|title=England 20 France 3: Sarah Bern sends women's team through to Rugby World Cup final|last=Squires|first=Neil|date=23 August 2017|work=Express.co.uk|access-date=14 October 2017|language=en|archive-date=14 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014234045/http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/844615/England-v-France-Sarah-Bern-women-s-team-Rugby-World-Cup-final-New-Zealand|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/england-star-sarah-bern-cant-549685|title=England star can't wait to wear Gloucester-Hartpury shirt|last=Lane|first=Ellis|date=28 September 2017|work=gloucestershirelive|access-date=14 October 2017}}
She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/62958278|title= Rugby World Cup: Sadia Kabeya and Morwenna Talling in England squad|work= BBC Sport}}
On 17 March 2025, she was called into the Red Roses side for the Six Nations Championship.{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Red Roses squad for Six Nations announced |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/news-media/red-roses-squad-six-nations-announced |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=England Rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Martyn |date=17 March 2025 |title=John Mitchell names 4 uncapped players in England's Six Nations squad |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england-womens-six-nations-squad/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=RugbyPass}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/red-roses/england-women/sarah-bern Sarah Bern] at England Rugby ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190412124704/https://www.englandrugby.com/england/england-women/squads/sarah-bern/ archive])
- [https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/player/sarah-bern/ Sarah Bern] at Bristol Bears
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{{England 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad}}
{{England 2021 Rugby World Cup squad}}
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Category:England women's international rugby union players
Category:English female rugby union players
Category:21st-century English women
Category:Gloucester-Hartpury Women players
Category:Bristol Bears Women players
Category:Alumni of Hartpury College
Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:Sportspeople from Esher
Category:Rugby union players from Surrey